Jan 17【每日活水】循序渐进,践行使命

 

路加福音2:40~52

40 孩子渐渐长大,强健起来,充满智慧,又有 神的恩在他身上。 
孩童耶稣在圣殿里

41 每年到逾越节,他父母就上耶路撒冷去。

42 当他十二岁的时候,他们按着节期的规矩上去。

43 守满了节期,他们回去,孩童耶稣仍旧在耶路撒冷。他的父母并不知道,

44 以为他在同行的人中间,走了一天的路程,就在亲族和熟识的人中找他,

45 既找不着,就回耶路撒冷去找他。

46 过了三天,就遇见他在殿里,坐在教师中间,一面听,一面问。

47 凡听见他的,都希奇他的聪明和他的应对。

48 他父母看见就很希奇。他母亲对他说:「我儿!为什么向我们这样行呢?看哪,你父亲和我伤心来找你!」

49 耶稣说:「为什么找我呢?岂不知我应当以我父的事为念吗?」

50 他所说的这话,他们不明白。

51 他就同他们下去,回到拿撒勒,并且顺从他们。他母亲把这一切的事都存在心里。

52 耶稣的智慧和身量,并 神和人喜爱他的心,都一齐增长。

40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

The Boy Jesus at the Temple

41 Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover.

42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom.

43 After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it.

44 Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends.

45 When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him.

46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

47 Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.

48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”

49 “Why were you searching for me?”he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”

50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them.

51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.

52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

 

内容观察

1.耶稣十二岁的时候在圣殿里做什么?人们对此有何反应?(46~47 节)

2.三天后,耶稣再次在圣殿中见到父母时有何反应?(49,51节)

 

思考与默想

 

3.耶稣为什么不继续留在圣殿中,而是顺从父母,同他们一起回到拿撒勒?
 

个人感受

4.看到耶知道自己的身分,但还是顺从父母回家,等待时候满足,我有什么感想?
 

决心与应用

5.我何时曾因仓促冒进,最终留下遗憾?

6.为了学像耶稣,等候神的时间,专心预备神所托付的使命,我决定要怎么做?

孩子渐渐长大······又有神的恩典在他身上(40节):指耶稣的身体、精神和灵性都在成长。
我父(49节):耶稣称神为父。

灵修指南

耶稣和父母按照犹太人的传统,在逾越节的时候上耶路撒冷去守节(41~42节),耶稣在圣殿里和律法教师对话,所有听见祂的人都对祂的聪明和应对感到惊奇(47节)。不过,耶稣没有继续留在耶路撒冷的圣殿,而是顺从祂的父母,和他们一起回到拿撒勒,因为耶稣还没有到公开传道的时候。耶稣按著时候循序渐进成长,等待时候满足。盼望我们也照著神的时间,在人生的不同阶段循序渐进,一步一步践行从神而来的使命。
 

内室祷告

愿我在人生的不同阶段都竭力践行自己的使命,逐渐长大成熟,满有基督长成的身量。

 

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